In the 1960s, Bob Dylan wrote that “the times they are a-changin'.” Nowhere is that more true than in today’s technology arena. The state of information technology (IT) is undergoing... View More
For those of you in marketing, you’ve no doubt seen the deluge of ideas, opinions, tips, strategies and advice for content marketing. Content marketing works as a way to increase leads, trust and... View More
The document management environment seldom gets treated as a core competency or a strategic asset for an organization. Documents are typically required by law to fulfill a transaction, or used as a correspondence... View More
The power that information holds over an organization can be one of transformation as well as one of stagnation. How companies use and leverage their information assets can set them apart from their competitors.... View More
Every so often, I get a call from someone who wants to know if I can help them with their “document management problem.” When I ask some basic questions like, ”What is the problem?”... View More
The challenges associated with managing data have multiplied by previously unfathomable degrees in recent years. Prior to the adoption of computers and mobile devices, physical records were the only form... View More
I’ve been hearing a lot of angry outbursts from workers, frustrated with shared “group” level electronic content management (ECM) systems. Complaints include: It takes too long to index... View More
Information technology (IT) strategy is complex, as are the systems that fall under the IT infrastructure umbrella. Your enterprise imaging system (print/copy/scan and related document management systems)... View More
Insurance organizations make very substantial investments to attract new customers and reach new markets, only to risk losing loyalty as a result of poor customer communications that can erode customer... View More
My last article, “Let’s Make RFPs Better–and More Definitive,” presented four keys to making your request for proposal (RFP) process more efficient and more valuable. At least one... View More
Most organizations are critically dependent on technology to operate in the modern world. For these organizations, technology risk management often becomes a one-dimensional exercise: an obsession with... View More
When I first discussed participating in this blog for DOCUMENT Strategy, the editor suggested that I address “workflow tools to streamline the full document life cycle” and “end-to-end... View More
We live in a world of change. Business processes change. Procedures change. Regulatory and legal requirements change. Keeping up with all this change can challenge even the best of us. Forms are like small... View More
When I joined this industry as a document designer in the mid-1990s, I used a script-based tool with limited capabilities to visually confirm changes that I made to a document. As a result, I spent a great... View More
The other day, while with a group of friends, someone told us he lived in the penthouse of a building. Most people stopped talking and looked at him. Nobody asked where the building was, the address or... View More
For the last two years or so, a shift has been occurring—and a gap developing—in the customer communications management (a.k.a., document automation) market. More and more analysts, vendors... View More
I've been focusing a lot on engagement lately, whether that be employees or customers. Hey, people do indeed make the world go round! I want to focus this piece, though, on the impact of leadership on... View More
You have spent (and continue to spend) hundreds of thousands of dollars on your website. You have a full-time staff to update the content, monitor traffic and enhance your site. The site is good, or very... View More
We have recently seen explosive changes in the healthcare industry. With governmental legislation, healthcare went from being an industry with a built-in customer base to one in which hospitals, insurances... View More
What does that mean: multidimensional thinking? It really depends on your perspective and role in an organization. When we talk about design and development organizations, multidimensional might mean creating... View More
